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Kells Beginners Chase

Navan · 29 September 2012
  • TypeChase
  • Distance2m 4f
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners11

Tofino Bay (IRE) (2/1F) won the Kells Beginners Chase at Navan on 29 September 2012, beating He's Our Man (IRE) by half a length under Davy Russell for trainer D T Hughes. 11 ran on Soft going over 2m 4f; the winning time was 5m 33.60s (slow by 27.60s). The winner was the favourite.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 11 — The market

Winner Tofino Bay (IRE)
SP: 2/1 favKTB Rating 132A J: Davy Russell T: D T Hughes
Won by half a length
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Tofino Bay (IRE) 9g Davy Russell D T Hughes 11-12 —132A 5:33.60 8,280 2/1 fav
2nd He's Our Man (IRE) t 7g ½ Andrew J McNamara Ross O'Sullivan 11-12 —132A 5:33.73 1,920 5/1
3rd Johannisberger (IRE) 5g ½ Davy Condon Noel Meade 11-9 —128A 5:33.85 840 10/1
4th Silverhand (IRE) 8g ¾ Paul Carberry Noel Meade 11-12 —130A 5:34.04 480 11/4
5th Why But Why (USA) 4g 13 Robbie Power Mrs John Harrington 10-11 —101A 5:37.29 — 20/1
6th Killcara Boy (GB) 7g 12 Tom Doyle Patrick Neville 11-12 100102A 5:40.29 — 16/1
7th Aces And Kings (IRE) 8g ½ Andrew P Thornton W Newman 11-12 102102A 5:40.41 — 25/1
8th Arkmore Vallee (IRE) 6g 3¾ Mr M N Doran(5) Moses McCabe 11-7 —94C 5:41.35 — 33/1
9th Up For The Match (IRE) 5g 5 Mark Walsh John E Kiely 11-9 —96C 5:42.60 — 9/2
10th Bay Of Kotor (IRE) 6g 33 Brian O'Connell J Larkin 11-12 —99C 5:50.85 — 33/1
11th Take The Ban (IRE) 7g 30 Martin Ferris Miss Julie Weston 11-12 —99C 5:58.35 — 40/1

Winning time 5m 33.60s (slow by 27.60s)

Non-runners Anoosou (scoped wrong), Breeze With Ease (cast in box), Serein (lame)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (11 of 11 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

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Quick answers

Who won the Kells Beginners Chase at Navan in 2012?
Tofino Bay (IRE) won the Kells Beginners Chase at Navan on 29 September 2012, ridden by Davy Russell and trained by D T Hughes.
What was the finishing order of the 2012 Kells Beginners Chase at Navan?
1st Tofino Bay (IRE) (2/1F), 2nd He's Our Man (IRE) (5/1), 3rd Johannisberger (IRE) (10/1).
What price was the winner of the 2012 Kells Beginners Chase at Navan?
Tofino Bay (IRE) returned a starting price of 2/1F.
How many horses ran in the 2012 Kells Beginners Chase at Navan?
11 horses ran in the 2012 Kells Beginners Chase at Navan. Non-runners: Anoosou (scoped wrong), Breeze With Ease (cast in box), Serein (lame).
What was the winning time of the 2012 Kells Beginners Chase at Navan?
The winning time was 5m 33.60s (slow by 27.60s).

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